From the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series, comes two gripping accounts of two young people who survived two terrifying twisters.
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. Almost a century later, the Joplin Tornado was a mile-wide monster that nearly destroyed the heart of a vibrant city. The author of the New York Times best-selling I Survived series now brings you the vivid and true stories of two young people who survived these terrifying twisters, along with fascinating facts about tornadoes and profiles of the well-respected scientists and storm chasers who study them.---from the publisher
176 pages 978-0545919432 Ages 7-11
Keywords: disasters, tornadoes, weather, storm, survival, historical fiction, reluctant reader, part of a series, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old